Sura 2: Al-Baqara map

Surah maps — Sura 2: Al-Baqara

1. Traits of the Believers · 1–5
   The surah opens describing the God-conscious: belief in the unseen, prayer, spending.
2. Traits of the Disbelievers · 6–7
   Those who disbelieve — warning them or not is the same; Allah has sealed their hearts and hearing.
3. Traits of the Hypocrites · 8–20
   The longest portrait of the hypocrites: they deceive Allah, sickness in their hearts.
4. The Call to Worship · 21–29
   'O mankind, worship your Lord': the challenge to produce a surah, glad tidings, creation reminded.
5. The Story of Adam · 30–39
   Adam's vicegerency, the angels' prostration, Iblis's refusal, then the descent — the first story.
6. Address to the Children of Israel · 40–123
   The longest address in the surah: Allah's favors on the Children of Israel and their broken covenants.
   • Pharaoh and the Deliverance · 49–50
   • The Calf · 51–54
   • Demanding to See Allah · 55–55
   • Manna and Quails · 57–57
   • The Water from the Rock · 60–60
   • The Mount · 63–63
   • The Cow · 67–73
   • Solomon and the Devils · 102–102
7. The Story of Abraham · 124–141
   Abraham's leadership, raising the House's foundations, his supplication — the upright creed.
8. The Change of Qibla · 142–152
   The qibla turned to the Sacred Mosque; this nation as a middle, witnessing nation.
9. Rulings: Worship and Dealings · 153–242
   The largest legal block: patience and prayer, retribution, fasting, pilgrimage, fighting, marriage.
   • Fasting · 183–187
   • The Pilgrimage · 196–203
   • Divorce and Waiting Period · 228–234
10. Talut and Jalut · 243–252
    Talut and his troops; David slays Jalut — victory through patience, not numbers.
11. Signs of Divine Power · 253–260
    A sequence on divine power: the Throne verse, Nimrod's dispute, the century-long death, reviving birds.
    • The Throne Verse · 255–255
    • Nimrod's Dispute · 258–258
    • Dead a Hundred Years · 259–259
    • Reviving the Dead for Abraham · 260–260
12. Spending and Charity · 261–274
    The merit and manners of charity: like a grain growing seven ears.
13. The Prohibition of Usury · 275–281
    Usury categorically forbidden; fear Allah; remember the Day of Recompense.
14. The Verse of Debt · 282–282
    The longest verse in the Quran: writing down debts and witnesses to protect rights.
15. The Closing Verses · 283–286
    Trusts and their fulfillment, and the believers' timeless supplication: 'The Messenger believes…'